Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 23.8% more expensive than Burundi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.1% more in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 88.0% more in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 85.1% more in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 42.1% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.9% less in Ghana
The cost of groceries, housing, and restaurants in Ghana are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Ghana. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,448
|
$3.70
GHS57.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,945
|
$5.51
GHS85.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,459
|
$0.59
GHS9.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,950
|
$0.25
GHS3.81
|
|
pay 88.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,156
|
$1.52
GHS23.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,969
|
$3.18
GHS49.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,158
|
$8.96
GHS138.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,073
|
$2.21
GHS34.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,455
|
$2.08
GHS32.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,825
|
$1.01
GHS15.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.48
GHS7.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,956
|
$0.59
GHS9.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,304
|
$1.04
GHS16.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.98
GHS15.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.73
GHS11.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.23
GHS65.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
GHS408.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,000.00
GHS123,998.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
GHS166.44
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.21
GHS669.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF857,463
|
$627.15
GHS9,720.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,633
|
$112.15
GHS1,738.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.41
GHS548.89
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,957
|
$57.02
GHS883.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,395,715
|
$6,571.37
GHS101,855.32
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,648
|
$0.95
GHS14.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,756
|
$1.69
GHS26.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,188
|
$1.20
GHS18.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.36
GHS501.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS144.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.87
GHS230.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.10
GHS311.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.71
GHS506.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$34.57
GHS535.77
|
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